Sentinels of Hope

A couple of weeks ago I went to Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral in Brooklyn Heights to attend an evening of prayer for peace in Syria. Gregory Mansour, the Maronite bishop, had invited church mem­bers and rep­re­sen­ta­tives from the Jewish and Muslim faiths, as well as kids, fam­i­lies, some diplo­mats, and jour­nal­ists. They talk about the Syrian people, beg­ging for peace for them. Their need, their thirst is ours... Read more